Acts 20:23
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 20
“Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.”Acts 20:23
What Does Acts 20:23 Mean?
Acts 20:23 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 20, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Holy Spirit.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 20:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 16:25“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.”Luke 9:24“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”Acts 9:16“For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”Matthew 10:28“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”Acts 21:4“And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.”1 Thessalonians 3:3“That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.”Romans 8:35“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”Galatians 6:14“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.”John 16:13“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”Proverbs 23:23“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”Acts 14:22“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”Acts 21:33“Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.”2 Corinthians 4:17“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;”Acts 21:11“And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.”Philippians 1:7“Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.”1 Corinthians 15:31“I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die daily.”2 Thessalonians 2:2“That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”2 Timothy 2:12“If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:”Psalms 119:157“Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.”Hebrews 11:25“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;”
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